There are four types of Social Security benefits you can apply for. Learn what documents you’ll need and how to apply for each kind in person or online.

The Social Security Administration is launching a yearslong effort to simplify and move online the application for Supplemental Security Income, a means-tested program for people with disabilities ...

Social Security payment schedule revealed as millions face potential benefit reductions due to overpayment recovery starting late July 2025.

After over a month without an SSI payment being sent out, the schedule is back on course for the month of July.

SSI Application Changes. The first step of the process, known as iClaim expansion or the SSI Simplification Phase I initiative, is intended to establish a fully online, simplified SSI application ...

The SSA said the online application process will roll out in December for first-time, never-married applicants between 18 and nearly 65 who are simultaneously applying for SSI and Social Security ...

The sign outside a Social Security Administration building in Burbank, California, photographed on November 5, 2020. A new simplified SSI application will launch online in December.

SSI Application Age ... Americans can still retire at the age of 62 and claim Social Security but that will only see them collect a limited sum compared to sticking it out for the extra four ...

The Social Security Administration is launching a yearslong effort to simplify and move online the application for Supplemental Security Income, a means-tested program for people with disabilities ...